'Hoping to serve 40:' Milwaukee church volunteers focus on seniors with door-to-door food distribution

MILWAUKEE -- A group of church members and volunteers went door-to-door with essential food items Sunday, April 26 -- focused on seniors in need amid the coronavirus pandemic."We're going to go just knock on the doors, and just to briefly introduce ourselves, and see if there's a senior in the house," said Pastor Ingrid Durr-Russell. "If so, we'd like to give them a food basket."

Video: Froedtert, Medical College of Wisconsin staff cheer on 75-year-old COVID-19 survivor

MILWAUKEE -- Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital staff on gave Fred, a 75-year-old resident of Milwaukee, a proper sendoff when he was released Tuesday, April 23, after being hospitalized with COVID-19 since April 4.Officials say Fred suffered fever and acute hypoxic respiratory failure as a result of the coronavirus.

Milwaukee Rep partners with First Stage, Milwaukee Ballet to make masks and face shields

MILWAUKEE --  Milwaukee Rep has partnered with First Stage and Milwaukee Ballet to leverage resources to make masks and face shields for frontline workers at Children’s Hospital, Froedert and the Medical College of Wisconsin.According to a press release,  the organizations have donated over 10,000 pieces of PPE, with weekly deliveries ongoing, thanks in part to funding from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation.The press release states that ten Milwaukee Rep employees, working in conjunction with First Stage and Milwaukee Ballet are producing 700- 800 masks per week for Children’s Hospital with an additional 100 masks going to Froedert every week.Twelve other employees, with the help of their families, are creating over 8,000 paper surgical masks per week for the Medical College of Wisconsin as long as mask-making kits are available.Additionally, Children’s Hospital and Froedert will receive 200 face shields over the next 3 weeks that Milwaukee Rep was able to construct with materials found onsite.“Jared Clarkin, our Director of Production at Milwaukee Rep is used to coordinating hundreds of talented people to bring a vision to life on stage,” said Artistic Director Mark Clements. “That is why it is of no surprise to me that he proposed this effort and has worked tirelessly to utilize our resources and the resources of other performing arts groups for a common goal of protecting our frontline workers.